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From collection of paintings fulltime business venture Helga Clark owner of the Royal Coach 27 Clapperton St Barrie admires an Italian mar ble statue which is on display in the store The new business which opened June 27 carries variety of antiques paintings crystal figurines and other fine gift and household items Examiner Photo Quebec business leaders concerned about language MONTREAL CP Quebec business leaders now are more worried about the provinces language policy than about in flation says poll released Wednesday by Quebecs largest employers association The poll the fourth by the onseil du Patronat du Quebec since January 1976 cites the economic atmosphere in Can ada and Quebecs economic and labor policies as the chief causes behind marked dete Ford shows increase in passenger car sales By THE CANADIAN PRESS Ford Motor Co of Canada Ltd was the only llliljtll anaA dian auto maker to increase its passenger car sales last month over June 1976 but it fell short of similar deliveries by hrys ler anada Itd Leading the group as usual was General Motors of Canada Ltd whose sales were down ed by draw every from the previous June Ameri can Motors Canada Ltd sold fewer cars but more jeeps Ford sold W598 cars up from 18992 in June 1976 Its truck sales totalled 10886 units down from 12136 thrysler edged out Ford with 20722 cars down from 24899 in the corrcsrxmding month last year Dodge truck sales also were down to 5093 from 5634 Mrs Winkworth of 51 Cumberland St Barrie is winner of this weeks Wheels of Yesteryear contest She correctly identified the 1939 Mercury If you can identify this weeksatuomobile you too can win gift certificate worth Slt from The Brass Group on Iv good at Brass and Glenn Dunlop Street East Harrie Winner of this contest is determin Thursday at noon Send your entry to Wheels of Yesteryear The Ex aminer Box 370 Harrie Ont ltl 1T6 rioration in business activity in the province It places concern over lan guage policy in third place dis placing inflation from the posi tion it held in January The Parti Quebecois governments language policy proposes to make French the language of work in Quebec and limit enrol ment to Englishlanguage schools In releasing the poll results Conseil president Pierre Des Marais II said 112 firms em ploying 186000 Quebcccrs or 10 per cent of the privatesector work force contributed infor mation to the poll The results indicate sub stantial deterioration in the provinces economic con ditions the social climate and the political environment during the last six months but they reveal greater degree of optimism about the future By PAT GUERGIS Examiner Staff Writer Something for everyone is the way Helga Clark describes her new business the Royal Coach located at 27 Clapperton St What started out as collec tion of paintings has evolved into fulltime business for Helga and husband Robert Although he still operates his physiotherapy business in Weston which he has had for the past 28 years Robert has helped set the business up and has gone on purchasing trips to Germany and England The store carries variety of gift as well as many collectors items Fine antigues such as King Louis XV chair an inlaid wooden coffee table canter bury server and Louis XIV bed are on display and also for sale CRYSTAL good selection of Waterford crystal including bowls candy dishes relish trays vases and decanters are available at the shop Since collecting paintings has been hobby over the years they are knowledgeable as to the origins and artists Helga says that as pieces are sold they will be replaced by something different This will add to our varie ty she said AUTIIENTICATEI Works by Edmund Thomas Parris Edmund John Nie mann VanDer Mculcn and George Arthur Kumala some of which have been authen ticated are part of the Clark collection which is now for sale Photos of some of the pain tings were taken to England where they were idenfified We have German fellow in Toronto who does excellent restoration work for us Helga said Hardtofind paintings of Canadian American and local Stephen Shivas chief chemist with Barrie Tanning Ltd is the 1977 recipient of the Dr Fred Flagerty Award for his contribution to the leather industry Shivas is the first Cana dian to be nominated for and to receive the award which is given each year by American Leather Chemists Associa tion He received the award at the associations annual dinner in Huckhill Penn sylvania June 29 Im certainly thrilled Shivas said especially be ing the first Canadian to win it native of Stratford On tario Shivas graduated form the Ontario College of Agriculture in 1M3 with BSA in chemistry He worked in Toronto Kit chener and Coburg before joiring Barrie Tanning Ltd in 1970 as chief chemist Shivas and his wife StN BRADFORD The plant which has been is located on Dissette Street Highway 11 menccs in September TORONTO CI ray tube which the company NEW YORK Renter QUEBEC II we business notes Barrie Tanning chemist honored Marion reside at 188 Anne New vegetable packing plant Mail scanner marketed Quebec steel in trouble Sidbcc cont rolled steel company suffered loss of $364 million in fiscal 1976 Its largest since the company was created in Their hobby blossomed into the Royal Coach painters are part of the varied selection at the store Aynsley china Bing and Grondahd china and variety of Hummel figures are available to the discriminating shopper GOOD REACTION We have had very good reaction Helga said Visitors to our shop say Barrie has needed store like this for long time Towle sterling silver jewellery and unique place set ting cutlery is carried by the shop Bartlett prints Italian mar ble statues and cast metal statues signed can be seen at the store along with selection of antique books and com mode from Malahide castle in Ireland complete with cer tificate The Clarks have four children The oldest boy and girl are married and the two yearold boys are still at home This is part of the reason started the business Helga said The children arent home as much now and had more freetime The Clarks met in Germany and were married nine years ago here in Canada Why Barrie Where we met in Germany was near the lakes and have always loved being near the water We moved to lnnisfil five years ago and now we are planning to move to Barrie The Royal Coach can arrange to have appraisals done for their customers and will also purchase certain fine antique items and estates The most unusual item in the store would have to say the Cnterbury server is likely the most unsusual It is an item that isnt easily found But along with the server there is an old picnic set which looks like leather suitcase and comes complete with dishes cutlery and wine decanter STEPHEN SIIIVAS Bailey River Farms of Bradford will unveil its new $500000 vegetable packing plant to the public with an open house Sunday from to pm in operation about two months At 18000 square feet its about 4000 square feet larger than the previous facility on Sal Arrigo general manager of Bailey River Farms said the new plant will increase capacity by about 25 per cent and the work force by about 10 per cent in peak season Bailey River Farms packages and processes vegetable products for the llolland marsh for grocery chain stores Owned by the Arrigo and Agrein families of Bradford it has been in operation about 15 years Arrigo said the plant presently employs about 50 persons That will rise to about 100 during peak season which com Philips Electronics Ltd is marketing device to scan mail for undesirable contents such as bom bs Called Mailscan the apparatus is equipped with an says can peer through bundles of letters or parcels in easuri ng up to six inches thick Copper prices are cut Kennecott and Anaconda two of the United States largest copper companies cut their basic prices for copper by three cents to 68 cents pound the producers announced Wednesday Cities Service To and Duval Sales Corp also made the same reduction in their copper prices The reductions are aimed at remaining com petitive in the international copper market the Quebec government The women of the Bull family are well known in the area as teachers of ceramics Jean Bull left and Dianne show By JEAN SAUNTEH COOKSTOWN Would you like wall hanging showing your house in patchwork new store has opened in Cookstown in keeping with the villages trend of folksy shops of crafts and antiques Bulls Corner features Canadian crafts and particular ly those from Simcoe county It is the family venture of Herb and Jean Bull their son Larry and wife Dianne and daughter Janie and husband Paul James Bulls Corner is situated at the intersection of highways 27 and 89 The new shop offers unusual articles like wall hanging of your actual house custom done by area craftswoman Ruth Norris Hostess gifts like circular loaf of bread featuring corn husk doll dried flowers and ribbon are bound to be popular PINE WORK Gilford craftsman John Barlow is supplying Canadiana furniture reproductions in pine showing the round dining room table of yesteryear the dry sink corner cupboard and high chair Large and cuddly country dolls made by Barbara McKen zie of Tottenham can be dressed and undressed easily by Peter Boutlew yn prepares the pattem for the die at the Van couver firm of Pressed Metal Products ltd which is VANCOUVER Cl Many young anadian athletes dream of winning medal at the an ada Summer Games next mon th in Newfoundland and Van couver man is working to make sure those dreams come true Alan hammell owneroper ator of Pressed Metal Products Ltd is producing the gold sil MacleanHunter seeks shares of subsidiaries TORONTO Cl Maclean Hunter Ltd of Toronto will make an offer to acquire the outstanding shares of two of its subsidiary companies CFCN Communications Ltd and Maclean Hunter Cable TV Ltd both of Toronto The company announced Wednesday that cash offer of $14 share will be made next Thursday Shares may be ten dered to Wood Gundy Ltd of Toronto MacleanHunter Ltds transfer agent or through the Toronto and Mon treal stock exchanges Trading in shares in both sub sidiaries was halted on both ex changes prior to the announce ment Last trade for each stock was $1150 share MacleanHunter owns 6138 per cent of the common shares of MacleanHunter Cable TV and 60 per cent of the common shares of CFCN CFCN operates CFCN tele vision AM and FM radio sta tions in Calgary an AM and FM radio station in Kitchener Ont and an AM radio station in Chatham Ont ceramics made in their classes Blue Jeans planter and Milk an lamp Saunter Photo Bulls Corner in Cookstown maintains village tradition some lucky little girl because they have sticker closings rather than buttons Art teacher Doug Findlay of Cookstown has contributed fine pieces of home weaving like pure linen tea towels place mats bags and cushions String art by Spruce of Barrie using string imported from England is outstanding and effective Bulls Corner has been fortunate to secure the last produc tions of wellknown area potter Robin Hopper of Hillsdale who recently moved to British Columbia ERAMIS TOO In conjunction with the shop the women of the Bull family lead courses in ceramics three times year There were 80 graduates in the spring They are all qualified teachers of ceramics holding cer tificates Jean Bull who has been working with ceramics for 25 years has taught at Georgian College from time to time Helen Findlay of Cookstown teaches folk art or area art like tole on tin wood or glass Look for the shutters on Bulls Corner designed by the Bull family and dubbed by them Simcoe County Folk art preparing 900 medals for the anada Summer Games next month in St Johns Nfld Photo Vancouver firm is playing its part in making dreams of medals reality ver and bronze medals to be awarded Canadian athletes at St Johns Aug 749 His company is working from the designs of Lawrence Penny of St Johns museum exhibit designer with the Newfoun dland department of tourism The medals are triangular with stylized and stick figure man on one side On the opposite side is maple leaf with Newfoundland dog superimposed and the words Jeux Canada Games 77 St Johns Newfoundland around the side The company was establish ed in 1926 with staff of three When Trammell took it over last year the staff totalled 53 some of whom have been with the company40 years The firm turns out nearly 500000 medals yearn1ilitary insignia class pins club and lodge emblems Production of the 900 Canada Games medals took about one week The design is first blown up to three times the finished size and the pattern is cut by hand in plastic The plastic pattern is placed on pantograph ma chine which again reduces the design to the original size carv ing it out on the soft tool steel that will become the die The design is roughed in by the machine and then detail is carefully finished by hand be fore the die is hardened The dies are then placed in the drop hammer which stamps the medals from sheet copper Craftsmen file off any rough edges and the bar to which ribbon will be attached is 501 dered on The individual medals are polishedsandblasted to give textured background surface and rubbed with pumice stone to highlight the raised surfaces Finally each medal is dipped into pot of molten gold silver or bronze coat of lacquer protects against tarnishing